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I can’t think of any medicine that we need right

I can’t think of any medicine that we need right now in our strange times; than coming together and resonating, breathing, moving and holding space in community.

We don’t need isolation.
We don’t need fear.
We don’t need anxiety.

What we need is connection to our SELVES and to others... what we need is trust. What we need is space to simply be.

Finding so much joy and resonance being back in the teacher’s seat once again.

You can find my classes every Tues/ Thurs @radiantlyalive.canggu
📷 @blissology

#yogalife #yogateachinglife #yogue #insiyayoga #blissology #blissedandblessed #insiyayoga #cangguyoga #baliyoga #iloveyoga #namaste

Something I’ve been sitting with a lot over the

Something I’ve been sitting with a lot over the past few weeks is the idea of satya, or truthfulness. How do we meet ourselves honestly? What happens when we strip away the layers of protection - the ones that we can often hide behind? As our world has been struggling to find truth; as we have all been seeking to figure out the best way to move forward, my own body has been unfolding as well. I have never fallen ill as many times as I have over this past year. As someone who is sensitive and takes everything in, I can’t help but wonder - is my personal experience a reflection of the discomfort we are collectively experiencing? Perhaps?
I have had to work hard to create my protection around me, but in a new way. You see I don’t want to hide behind a wall, I want to live intelligently with the ability of embodied discernment - to feel when I can let things in; what serves me; and to let go of what does not.

What I am working on letting go:
- fear + anxiety
- bitterness
- anger
- frustration
- negative media

What I am welcoming in:
- lové
- gratitude
- trust
- acceptance
- connection + integration
- healing
- seeing the goodness in discomfort
- devotion

What about you? How are things going for you? Are you feeling any of this? Comment below! 👇🏽 🙏🏼💖

#yogue #yogalife #yogateacherlife #change #shift #evolution #insiyayoga #exhale #boundaries #healing #trust #devotion #satya #baliyoga @radiantlyalive.canggu @blissology @blissarmy

Sometimes we forget that we are elemental beings,

Sometimes we forget that we are elemental beings, that we are made of and from the elements... until we get to an elemental place. A place not yet significantly changed by human handiwork.

Yoga helps me to remember this deep within myself but there is something magical and sacred in getting out into the wild. To pull yourself up a path with purpose and to quieten so much that you relish the sunshine like the grand gift it truly is...

I felt it this past weekend when we drove away from “city bali” away to the quiet villages in the north.

Our soul needs this more than anything especially now, during this collective chaotic ride we are experiencing right now as humanity.

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My wish for you today: that you can steal away to that quiet place you know of near or far, maybe your own backyard, maybe a wild patch in a community garden. And then return to your mat and to yourself. Feel your elemental sacred expansive self.

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And In person Yoga with me tomorrow at the new @radiantlyaliveyoga Shala in canggu. Expect a sweet, deep flow that grounds us in our bodies our mind and spirit.

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📷 @blissology

#yoga #meditation #breath #breathe #exhale #yogaheals #iloveyoga #yogalife #insiyayoga #blissology #sweat #nature #wildnature #yogamom #yogateacher #baliyoga #embracelife #modernayurveda

Grieving for a friend who we learned passed all to

Grieving for a friend who we learned passed all too soon from a complication after his cancer diagnosis.
Crying
Feeling
Talking to our mutual friends, each of us with lives so busy they threaten to swallow us up.
Yet in these moments, we connect, we emerge, we remember the utter fragility of life, of all our lives. We re-ignite our friendships and I wonder if this is a legacy of someone’s passing. The strident reminder to love more now, to not hold back, now. To connect today because tomorrow will not come.

I get on my mat this morning. The asana feels like an afterthought. My real practice is breathing and letting things move through me.

I am not sure if the yoga helps, but I think it does. I feel less stuck.

Then another wave of sadness hits. I suspect there will be more.

But I know I can help the sadness move through me...

It’s been a year folks. Love your people close. Whether on zoom, FaceTime or if you are lucky, in person... don’t hold back.

❤️❤️❤️

#yogalife #yogamama #lifelessons #grieving #breathe #move #flow #blissology #insiyayoga

Its taken me a long time to get comfortable filmin

Its taken me a long time to get comfortable filming yoga in front of a camera... but this last year feeling the benefits of practicing via the digital medium has shifted something for me... : I finally felt that I could translate and offer this beautiful medicine through a camera. After all, if I felt the benefits just in teaching a class, you will likely experience it through my intention in sharing it, yes?
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Also, I will say the other factor that’s shifted is perhaps getting older and being more comfortable in my skin!
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Regardless, I love this new 25 minute all levels practice I filmed for BOD. It’s how I like to wake up in the mornings when I’m feeling pressed for time. There is some deep breathing, lots of side body stretches, standing flows, twists and heart openers all in under half an hour. And though it’s short on time it’s big on the magical blissful goodness of yoga!!! 💖
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Check it out. Up on @blissology BOD now under newest releases. Have an amazing day! 🙏🏼:)
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#yogalife #yogateacherlife #yogamama #blissology #blissedandblessed #yogaondemand #baliyoga #insiyayoga #vinyasa #exhale #morningpractice #morningflow #iloveyoga #bod #onlineyoga #indianyogini #globalyogi #yogue #grace

I’ve been a little quiet over here. Working away

I’ve been a little quiet over here. Working away behind the scenes. Dreaming up new projects and spending waaaay too much time behind a laptop, but making sure to walk the windswept beaches and get my yoga on, which reminds me, I love our new short yoga practices up on our online studio Blissology on demand!!!

Occasionally also moonlighting as product photographer for our soon to launch @blissology e shop and getting the fam to model our wares!!! When you’re a small business, you pull everyone in, especially your son who is on what’s turning into an endless school holiday!!! 😂💖✨

#momlife #yogapreneur #ecotees #breathe #design #yogue #blissology #blissedandblessed #iloveyoga #yogateacherlife #balilockdown

Preparing food with love is part of the process of

Preparing food with love is part of the process of nourishing our very cellular fabric to heal and thrive and feel its most vital self. 💖

A few key Ayurveda inspired tips to cook, eat and digest your food well. 👇🏽

✨ cook simple, seasonal foods. Favor cooked and steamed foods over raw if you have sensitive digestion.
✨ use organic produce and if you eat meat, pasture raised (both for the well being of the animals and for the benefits you receive when eating this vs any icky factory farmed meat)
✨ use fresh herbs and spices or dried non irradiated ones.
✨ prep your food and keep your cooking space clean as you go.
✨ put lové into your food. Even simple scrambled eggs and rosemary will taste divine w love.
✨ eat your food fresh. Try not to save too many leftovers. Fresh food has more prana or vitality.
✨make your dining table or kitchen counter beautiful. Light a candle, put some flowers in a vase or glass. When our eyes find something pleasing we relax and are able to eat and digest our food better.
✨ give thanks for this nourishment going right into your cells. We are what we eat. 💖

Ps. This month get my fav dal recipe when you sign up for the @blissology newsletter!

#modernayurveda #dal #dhal #yogafood #yogifood #yogacooking #insiyayoga #blissology #blissedandblessed #ayurveda #iloveayurveda #ayurvediccooking #healingfood #mindfuleating

I’ve been silent on the topic of vaccines. We ar

I’ve been silent on the topic of vaccines. We are living in a world now where should you choose not to get one, many many doors may be closed to you.

However, here is what I do want to say. If you get a vaccine for whatever reason: to be able to see your aged family members, to be able to travel, to do what is expected of you by your government/ your public health authority etc; do not for one moment rely on the vaccine as a MAGIC BULLET. In other words it is not a freedom shot. It’s helpful yes (especially if you have underlying conditions) but what is essential is looking after yourself in the old fashioned way. Ie to allow your natural immunity to thrive.

Here are my 5 must dos:

1. Sleep before 10 pm. Wake up early.
2. Eat organic. Avoid processed foods. Eat no refined sugar. Keep your food as simple as possible. Use fresh seasonal herbs and spices so you relish what you are taking in to nourish yourself. 🥒🥕🍋🥑
3. Take time to drain your brain. In other words empty your mind so you can get back into rest/ digest mode more often than be in fight/flight.
4. Move daily: choose to walk, run, bicycle, do a yoga practice, work with weights to build more resilience in your body. But do something for at least 30 minutes a day. In other words sweat. 🤸🏽‍♂️.
5. Get time in nature. Stare at the ocean, get into the ocean; or walk in a forest. Hug a tree. Walk barefoot when you can. Absorb vital prana.

And a bonus: connect with the people you love. On the phone, in person. However you can. Community is essential for letting us vibe high.

You’ll notice that this is a timeless list. There’s nothing in here about CBD or cold plunge pools. This list predates social media and the endless scrolling on our phones consuming scary news or cat videos.

We used to live before all of this and we will live after this time but it is essential to look after ourselves on the journey. 💖🙏🏼✨

When we simplify our life, our body has an easier chance to reset and rebuild.

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#namaste #yogalife #immunity #vaccinetalk #organicfoods #health #wellness #balilife #holistichealth #wellness #bsibali #exhale #natureappreciation #ayurveda #modernayurveda #selfcare

SUN RISE... that bridge from the sweet darkness of

SUN RISE... that bridge from the sweet darkness of sleep hours to waking.

And at this time, we have a choice, every single day... to turn closer toward the illumination of our SELF... to choose how we want to feel, be and act today.

TODAY...

Will you?
Chart your day.
Show up.
Breathe
Move what is stagnant
Examine what is unnecessary.
Cherish what is.
Enjoy a walk somewhere with someone you love.
Smile from your heart.

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#gratitude #balillife #bluemind #meditation #sunrise #yoga #modernayurveda #yogue #exhale #insiyafinn #breathe #trust #blissologyondemand #bliss #stepstobliss #howtobeablissologist #happiness #thesimplelife

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